Insights & Analysis

FEATURE: What We Learned From SIBCON22

The mood remained upbeat at this year's SIBCON with high oil prices delivering strong profits this year, and decarbonisation and digitalisation are now the dominant themes for the industry.

11 Oct 2022

Biofuel Bunkers: Industry Makes Progress as IMO Stalls on Guidelines

At IMO's recent CCC8 it did not work on advancing relevant guidelines at all, while the likes of BV have released a new 'Biofuel Ready' notation.

4 Oct 2022

S&B MARKET SURVEY: Global 2022 Q2 Bunker Demand Loses 4.2% on Year

Q2 bunker demand dropped by 4.2% on the year and by 5.3% from Q1's levels, according to the latest survey from Ship & Bunker and BLUE Insight.

30 Sep 2022

Focus on Data Transparency, Not Wider GCMS Tests, to Avoid Contaminations: IBIA Panel

More data is needed on which marine fuel components are harmful.

23 Sep 2022

Global VLSFO Price Approaches Pre-Ukraine War Level

Global bunker prices have dropped sharply with crude oil in recent months on concerns over a potential recession.

18 Aug 2022

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore July Bunker Sales Jump to Seven-Month High

July's total shows a strong start to the second half of the year in Singapore after persistent weakness early in 2022.

15 Aug 2022

IBIA Chairman: 'What We See is a Market That is in Flux'

"At IBIA, the overarching goals for the next 12 months mostly revolve around increased focus on ethics and transparency," chairman Tim Cosulich tells Ship & Bunker.

8 Aug 2022

INTERVIEW: Scorpio Tankers to Continue Testing Emulsion Fuel Bunkers Following Successful Trial With FOWE

"What is unique about FOWE's technology is that we can produce strong emulsions without the use of additives," said Dean Mihalic, Chief Executive Officer at FOWE, tell's Ship & Bunker.

8 Aug 2022

INTERVIEW: Shell Sees Range of Hydrogen-Based Fuels Emerging But Fossil Bunker Demand Persisting to 2040s

Shell's Dr Alexandra Ebbinghaus discusses the future marine fuels mix in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

2 Aug 2022

S&B ANALYSIS: WFS Q2 Bunker Margins Surge to Eight-Year High, 56% Over IMO 2020 Levels

The firm's net marine profit was up almost tenfold from a year earlier, while volumes jumped by 6.3%.

29 Jul 2022

INTERVIEW: Silverstream Sees Up to 7% Fuel Savings From Air Lubrication

Silverstream CEO Noah Silberschmidt discusses strong sales for the company's air lubrication systems in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

21 Jul 2022

INSIGHT: Bunker Fuel GHG Carbon Footprint Reduction by Blending

Dilution of CI is done by blending two or more fuel blend components with different CI's.

19 Jul 2022

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore Sees Lowest Half-Year Bunker Sales Total Since 2015

Singapore's bunker sales slumped last month as dwindling supplies left prices rising more quickly than competing hubs.

13 Jul 2022

S&B ANALYSIS: Quarter of Global Tonnage Now Using HSFO at Record Discount to VLSFO

The Russia crisis has left HSFO prices significantly underperforming VLSFO, meaning record numbers of scrubber-equipped ships are enjoying record fuel discounts.

11 Jul 2022

INTERVIEW: Signal Group's Shipergy Seeks to Apply Tech Expertise to Bunker Procurement

Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose sets out the new bunker procurement company's strategy in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

5 Jul 2022

S&B MARKET SURVEY: Global 2022 Q1 Bunker Demand Loses 2.6% on Year

Ship & Bunker and BLUE Insight's latest bunker volumes survey shows the initial impact of the Russia crisis on the global market.

5 Jul 2022

INTERVIEW: 'When It's Quite Windy Out There, Bunker Holding Excels'

Bunker Holding CEO Keld Demant discusses the firm's positive outlook for this year in an interview with Ship & Bunker, after reporting the second-best profits in the company's history.

30 Jun 2022

INTERVIEW: KPI OceanConnect Sees Flat Conventional Demand But Good Prospects for Alternative Fuels

KPI OceanConnect CEO Søren Høll discusses the firm's profits, its attitude to credit allocation and its plans for alternative fuels in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

28 Jun 2022

VPS: Rising Fuel Quality Issues Linked to Rising Fuel Costs

Steve Bee of testing firm VPS sets out the correlation between rising fuel costs and an increase in quality problems.

13 Jun 2022

Recruitment Firm Sees Need for Compromise on Non-Compete Clauses

Employers should consider the wider impact on the bunker industry of enforcing increasingly strict contractual clauses, Vernon Jayanathan tells Ship & Bunker.

10 Jun 2022